The Big It is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,789 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,789 Feet (850 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4692, -116.21640
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Big It MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big It
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack Etherton
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1995 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND 1964 (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) USGS PROF PAPER 445
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